Vol. CX
October 21, 2016
Hamlet Night
No. 3
Senior Class takes Shakespeare Classic to Stage By Maggie Zhu ’17
The Class of 2017 put on their own renditions of arguably Shakespeare’s most successful tragedy for Berkshire’s 25th Hamlet Night on October 10, 2016. Mr. Olson’s Advanced English VI took the title of “Best Scene/ Class” of the night with a “High School Musical” adaptation, the star from which, Jules Oberg, as Sharpay (Queen Gertrude), earned “Best performance of male playing female.” Dr. Kohlhepp’s Advanced English VI took the title of “Best Ensemble Cast” of the night with an “Anchor Man” adaptation, where Greer Gibney and Ione Bartlett took “Best females playing a male” as Brick. Mrs. Bogardus’s E period AP Literature class took “Best adaptation of a challenging scene,” adapting “Chopped” to the gravedigger scene, with Cat Quaintance playing chef, earning “Best Female Performance.” “Best Male Performance” went to Tyler Morse as Jay Z in Mrs. Bogargardus’s C period AP Literature’s pop culture adaptation. Each year, sixth form English classes read Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and reenact one or a few scenes from the play with a thematic twist. The night unfolded with the first scene where Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, which one of Dr. Rhie’s sections adapted to the story of Harambe the gorilla from Cincinnati zoo: Harambe being the ghost, and many protesting teenagers being Hamlet and company. Jules Oberg, as one of the Hamlets in their “High School Musical” adaptation, sang the famous “to be or not to be” solilloquy with unmatched enthusiasm in the skit, whereas Tyler Morse’s impersonation of Jay-Z fully represented the character and mindset of King Claudius with an entertaining twist. Other adaptations include “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Star Wars,” “Chopped,” and “Anchor Man,” etc. Some sections also adapted to the original Shakespeare play thematically, like the presidential debate, social media, pop culture, etc. “Hamlet Night” was created to help students better understand the Shakespeare play, and is also an opportunity for students who have never been on stage before to have a chance to show themselves. There are many students one thought would never be on stage who shone on “Hamlet Night.”
See Inside for Parents’ Weekend Schedule and Good Restaurants Around Town! It was Mountain Day, What were We up to? page 5
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Clinton and Trump, Berkshire Bears Have Their Own Takes page 3, 7
Photos taken by Ms. Bush
Friday Night Lights
The Berkshire School Football team has made a solid start to the season. On October 7th, the Bears had a game against Capital Prep. Coming into the game, the teams were evenly matched. Through the first half the game was close, but as the game went on the Bears proved to be too much for the visiting Capital Prep Sharks. During the second half of the game, Capital Prep didn’t record a single point. Continued on page 4.
It’s Mountain Day! By Charlotte Childs ’18, Maggie Zhu ’17
Students at Bartholomew’s Cobble with RKMP. Fall Mountain Day 2016 was announced with high expectations on Thursday October 13 through a video featuring various alumni talking about what they miss the most about Berkshire School.
It is around this time of year that the Berkshire community experiences a variation of growing pains that create an aura of fatigue on campus. While the trees turn fiery reds and oranges, students patiently wait to soak in the changing environment while they walk from class to class or while they enjoy afternoon activities. It is in the midst of October that the community at large is reminded of one of the many reasons that they decided to become a Bear.
Many alumni who graduated last year appeared at the end of the video, all of whom are currently attending Sewanee: University of the South. Peter Bahr ’16, former school president, appeared in the video, and suddenly screamed “Mountain Day” as he was “haunted by dreams and favorite Berkshire memories.”
Although we do feel incredibly fortunate to be living on this beautiful campus, there are only so many instances when we are able to embrace it. RKMP (Ritt Kellog Mountain Program) and Wolf Pack are a few of the many organizations that reminds us of how breathtaking our campus is. This all leads back to the main purpose of Mountain Day. This day of spontaneity is meant to remind the community not only of our mountain but all that happens within its trails.
RKMP offered many trips, including an off campus trip, to various hiking and rock climbing sites with beautiful views. Bike-renting was also available students who want to get off campus, and maybe to have a bite with friends at Bistro Box or the Marketplace.
New friendships are created whilst students recognize all that the mountain has to offer. Mountain Day reminds the community that while our days at Berkshire may be long and restless, special traditions create an atmosphere to in which new memories and friendships are made.
Some courageous bears also completed the Mount Everett Challenge, beating Mr. Mulder’s time of 40 minutes running from Buck Valley to the top of Mount Everett, including: Luke Streett ’17, Cooper Tuckerman ’18, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Urmston, earning free Soco icecream from Mr. Mulder. The best current student time is 35 minutes, by Tuckerman, and the best time overall is 31 minutes, by Mr. Urmston.
Enjoying the mountain.
From left to right: Luke Streett ’17, Cooper Tuckerman ’18, William Warlick ’20, and Mr. Lloyd.
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Presidential Debate Round Two
By Darran Shen ’20
With less than a month until Election Day, presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, took the stage once again on October 9th to debate. Each candidate had distinctive goals. Trump: to stem largely self-inflicted bleeding as a result of his lewd comments this past Friday; Clinton: to prove Trump’s inability to hold office because of said comments.
Drought in the Berkshires By Holly Cao ‘17
guments with different lawmakers to end slavery. “She lied, and now she’s blaming the lie on the late great Abraham Lincoln,” Trump shot back. “Honest Abe never lied. That’s the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you.”
3. The biggest problem for Trump is that even if Capitol Hill Republicans rally back to his side, he did nothing to expand his appeal to voters who don’t already support him. There was plenty of red Trump’s candidacy has revealed a meat ranging from his lock-her-up long history of demeaning women, promises to the stagecraft of his but the comments that emerged Fri- attack on Bill Clinton, but many of day went further than anything that Trump’s comments appealed only had been attributed to him before; to a narrow subset of right-wing he seemed to bask in the power of activists who already support him. his celebrity persona. 4. One problem Clinton had that With Election Day so close, the night was that she did little to debombshell couldn’t have come at a fend Donald Trump’s accusations. worse time for Trump’s campaign. Trump would shift the topic so Yet, despite public backlash and ag- often and so quickly that he’d have gressive moderators, Trump held his two or three random attacks for her own during the second debate. on each topic that she left unanswered. Clinton would point out a Takeaways: lie and then suggest a fact check, but there was nothing beyond it 1. At the start of the debate, no quick rejoinders to prove that Trump was forced to address the she was ready and strong. For controversy. “What we all saw and example, Clinton didn’t answer his heard on Friday was Donald talking erroneous charge that she’d started about women - what he thinks about the racist birtherism that Donald women, what he does to women.” Trump had long flew. And on the said Clinton. Clinton continued issue of the WikiLeaks revelations by delivering a scathing attack on about her Wall Street speeches, Trump’s history of turmoil with Clinton’s answer, in which she Muslims, Mexican immigrants, likened her approach to negotiating a disabled journalist and African to Abraham Lincoln’s, was mocked Americans. “So, yes, this is who by Trump. Donald Trump is,” she concluded. In a scathing second debate be2. It was a good night for Clintween Clinton and Trump, both ton - not only was her opponent’s candidates had their highs and campaign struggling, but she also lows, with Trump’s task being managed to dodge most of her big- particularly hard. However, 57% gest controversies. She managed to of undecided voters who watched land the punches she wanted while the debate believed that Clinton letting Trump’s performance be the won the debate, while only 34% story of the night. However, Trump believed the alternative. In the gendid land a few clean blows, like eral election, Clinton is still leadwhen Clinton leaned awkwardly on ing by at least 5 points, but keep in Abraham Lincoln as she answered a mind that these statistics are fluid question about whether it’s OK to be and subject to change. “two-faced” and have a “public” and “private” position on issues, saying The next presidential debate will Lincoln himself used different artake place on October 19th.
Massachusetts has been in extreme drought since June. The drought is most severe in the Northeastern areas near Boston, according to United States Drought Monitor. All regions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are experiencing a lack of precipitation except for Maine, which is projected to average over 40 inches this year. This drought, still unnamed, has had significant impact on agricultural production. It is the first drought in Massachusetts categorized as “extreme” since 1999. To combat accommodate low water levels, some New England counties have banned excess water consumption and devices like the automatic sprinkler. Other areas have paid to draw water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. While hurricane Matthew is dropping gallons in the Southeast, New England remains extremely dry. Berkshire School, located in Southwestern Massachusetts, is in one of the rare areas where the drought is not too severe. Led by Mr. Lloyd and his sustainability team, Berkshire School had taken steps to reduce water usage by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet when not in use, and using personal water bottles during practice. We are not through the situation just yet; each member of the Berkshire community needs to continue to reduce their water usage and food waste to help soothe our drought crisis.
Gym Dedicated to the Soffer Family
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Berkshire School’s newly renovated Soffer Athletic Center was dedicated on Saturday, October 15, through the generosity of the Soffer family. The renovated facility features brand new squash courts, basketball and volleyball courts, a dance studio and much more.
Which Pro Vita Trip Do YOU Want To Go On???
Friday Night Lights By Ahria Simons ’18, Katie Hargrave ’18
By Caroline Lakryc ’18 Many Bears are already counting down days until Pro Vita week in late February. Students will have the opportunity to learn the school’s core values in a unique way by taking two hands-on seminar-style classes during the day and attending guest speaker events at night. There are also opportunities to go on a Pro Vita trip; destinations offered this year include: Iceland: Creating a Sustainable Community, Arizona: the Navajo Nation, The Island School: Marine Ecology and Sustainability, Seattle: the Seattle Stage Scene and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Minnesota: Dog-sledding and Leadership, and Spain: Exploring the Camino de Santiago. Each one will be led by two faculty members, who presented the trips during morning meeting. Amir Ghani ’17 is a sixth former who will be leading the trip to Arizona, and he got his idea in his history class with Mr. Bullock. This is the next phase of Pro Vita trips: getting inspirations from the classroom. Whether you choose to hone your leadership skills while taking care of adorable huskies in Minnesota or spend five days hiking and exploring the Camino de Santiago in Spain, it is certain that you will have a great time and learn new things that will be useful not just for school but for life. Here is what some Berkshire students think about the Pro Vita trips being offered this year. Clearly, the Minnesota trip is winning in the polls. Madison Swirbul ’18 “I was more excited when I heard about the dog-sledding trip, because it is something that I have always wanted to do and it is the perfect opportunity to be around dogs everyday, while improving my leadership skills.”
The team started off the game well, with a 90 yard kickoff return by junior standout Dante Nardi ’18. The opposing team responded quickly with a touchdown drive and a successful two point conversation. At the start of the second half the score was 8-7 Capital Prep. However, the Bears caught them off guard to start the second with an onside kick. The bears recovered this and quarterback Drew Pitcher ’17 found wide receiver Nardi ’18 on a deep touchdown pass.
Kate Whitman ’19 “The Island School trip sounds more exciting to me because I love the ocean and spending time outside and I think that I would learn a lot of new things.” Kathryn Driscoll ’18 “I want to go on the Iceland trip the most because I’m really interested in the sustainability of Reykjavik and the old history behind it.”
Towards the end of the game, Myles Scott ’19, capped off a long drive with a 20-yard touchdown run to put the Bears up 21-8. Coach McCabe talked about his team’s second half performance. He stated, “Our defense was strong in the second half, with physical play up front and strong coverage in the secondary.”
Karan Dhinan ’19 “I want to go to Minnesota because I have never seen snow. I love nature and I like the idea of camping.”
The Sharks threatened once more early in the fourth quarter, and after a long scamper by their QB, they had the ball on the 2-yard line with four downs to score. The bears defense defense buckled down, and kept them out of the end zone with great plays by Jameson Coughlan ’17 and Jay Spoehel ’17, and the team was able to use a lot of clock on the ensuing drive to finish the game.
Jay Spoehel ’17 “The Minnesota trip is most interesting to me because it’ll be a once in a lifetime experience. You can’t really go dog-sledding anywhere else. I’ve also read White Fang by Jack London, which talked about a dog sledding team.” Jeff McKee ’19 “I think I want to go on the trip to Spain because I really like the walking and the spiritual aspects of it.” Ben Streett ’19 “I want to go dog-sledding in Minnesota because it sounds really cool, but maybe I’ll save it for senior year.”
Dog Sled. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest.
Photos taken by Mr. Hayes.
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Fall Parents’ Weekend 2016 Everything You Need to Know
Athletic Schedule
Soccer Boys Thirds vs Indian Mountain School @ 2:30 Soccer Girls Junior Varsity vs. Indian Mountain School @ 2:30 All of the Following Games are against Canterbury School
Cross Country Boys Varsity @ 3:00 Location: Cross Country Course Cross Country Girls Varsity @ 3:15 Location: Cross Country Course Field Hockey Girls Varsity @ 3:45 Location: Turf Fields
Football Boys Varsity @ 3:00 Location: Football Field Soccer Boys Varsity @ 3:15 Location: Turf Field Soccer Girls Varsity @ 3:15 Location: Lower Soccer Field
Volleyball Girls Varsity @ 3:15 Location: Soffer Athletic Center Field Hockey Girls Junior Varsity @ 2:30 Location: Turf Field Soccer Boys Junior Varsity @ 3:15 Location: Stewart Pitch
Friday Special Events For Parents “For School, For Life” meeting 8:30 - 10:15, Bellas/Dixon
College counseling meeting 10:30 - 11:15, Crawford Lecture Hall
Screenagers documentary 12:45 - 2:45, Allen Theater
Self-guided hikes
3:15 - 4:15, Berkshire Hall steps
Soffer Athletic Center tour 3:15 - 4:15, Soffer Athletic Center
Saturday Schedule
8:30-8:55 AM
9:10-9:35 AM
G period
C period
9:50-10:15 AM School Meeting 10:30-10:55 AM A period 11:10-11:35 AM E period
quick drink or snack.
Bears cheering for the football team during Friday Night Lights.
7 Favorite Restaurants of Our Local Editor
Bistro Box Located on Route 7 and only open for lunch, the Bistro Box offers perhaps the best burger in the area. If you end up at the Bistro Box, definitely try the Box Burger. Be wary, though, as the only seating is outside. SoCo Creamery Hands down the best ice cream in all of the Berkshires. If an after dinner treat sounds good you you, give SoCo a visit on Railroad Street.
By Jackson Brex ’18
Allium Nestled at the end of Railroad Street in Great Barrington, Allium serves as a more gourmet option with its detailed menu and modern decor. While Allium is not the cheapest option, it is definitely one of the tastiest. Try the kale salad if you find yourself there. Bizen Just across the street from Allium lies Bizen, an establishment featuring traditional Japanese cuisine. While on the more expensive side, Bizen offers foods you’re likely not to find anywhere else in Great Barrington. Be sure to take your shoes off before you sit down though. Baba Louie’s You can find Baba Louie’s pizza sitting on main street. If you’re in the mood for pizza, give Baba Louie’s a try. The barbeque chicken pizza is definitely a seller. The Well Classic inexpenisive comfort food located in an underground bar on main street. If a burger sounds good to you, show up to The Well. They also make some fantastic quesadillas. Fuel Fuel, just across the street from The Well is a hip cafe reminiscent of those found in Boston or New York. Fuel makes excellent coffee and pastries, and they have recently opened for dinner as well. Great for a
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Fall Concert By Lydia McBride ’18
If you ask many students what makes Parents’ Weekend Parents’ Weekend, they would say family, community, and music. The Fall Music Concert has never failed to impress the families that flood the campus during this very special weekend. This time around the concert will feature the Berkshire School Jazz Ensemble, Chorus, Chamber Music Ensemble, Greensleeves, Ursa Minor, and selected compositions featuring students in Digital Music classes as well as Music Option. The Jazz Ensemble repertoire includes: “Free Ride,” originally performed by the Edgar Winter Group; Joe Garland’s classic swing tune, “Leap Frog;”
and two more pieces. Soloists in the jazz ensemble are Ivan Kulchitsky, Nate McShane, Alex Ross, Ben Dixon, and Victor Leung. Chorus is performing music by Eric Clapton, Joseph Shabalala (of Ladysmith Black Mambazo fame), and our own rendition of a Pentatonix arrangement of a Rihanna song, “Rather Be.” Soloists in chorus include: Pamela Lalli, Andrea Cass, Maggie Zhu, Brooke Gordon, Flora Choi. Chamber Music Ensemble is performing J.S. Bach’s “Air on a G String.” Music Option musicians include Lily Jeong, Huy Kieu, Kent Pendergast, and Dan Aldam.
Romeo and Juliet Sword Fighting Workshop By Maggie Zhu ’17
The cast of Romeo and Juliet has been learning sword fighting on stage with Shakespeare & Company this past week. Despite the play being modernized in the Berkshire Theater adaptation, the actors are still fighting with otherwise real swords with blunted tips. When I walked into the workshop, the fight director from Shakespeare & Company, Doug, was instructing the actors on how to duck and jump when the sword hits. The actors paired up to practice each technique over and over until they were more familiar with them. “We have to be very careful because we are constantly worrying about the other person’s safety,” says Ana
Sword fighting workshop
tion,” Dough instructs the actors, “Just like how you would naturally duck if someone swings at your head.”
Tolvo ’17, cast as Romeo. The main scenes involving sword fighting are the duels between Mercutio and Tybalt, played by Gigi Brown ’20 and Victor Li ’18 respectively, and between Tybalt and Romeo. The actors mostly use fight with rapiers, but some characters also use broadswords and daggers. Romeo and Juliet is the Shakespeare play involving the most violence, according to Mr. Howard, director of the production.
“It’s really exciting, but also nerve-wracking at the same because I don’t want to die,” says Bianca Arredondo ’19 jokingly, cast as Lady Capulet. Since the swordfighting does require substantial strength and athleticism, Tolvo says, “we do have to work out, although we don’t always have time for it.” “You always have to question, is the sword really heavy, or am I just too weak,” says Gigi Brown ’20, the youngest actress in the cast, with a smile.
The actors learned to cue their counterparts specifically before the other swings the sword to make sure the fighting looks realistic and no one gets hurt at the same time. “Go with your body’s natural reac-
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“Stage fighting is like making a dance between two people to create the story of the fight,” says Doug, “and my job is to teach how their bodies should move. The actors don’t just get on and do whatever they want because that would end badly.” Berkshire Theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet is set in modern times where the Montagues and the Capulets are two rival fencing teams, which justifies the fact that they are familiar with swords, according to Howard. When the conflict got heated, the fencers took down real antique swords from the wall and hurt each other in the fighting scenes.
Photos taken by Ms. Watkins
@BerkshireFashion with Andrea Cass
Trump the Opposition: Clinton Tries to Legitimize Herself as “Not Donald”
Student analysis on Clinton’s rhetorical strategies from Mr. Miller’s AP Lang class.
By Tucker Donelan ’18
Trump proudly recounting his The months leading up to Election experience with sexually assaultDay have been filled with scandals, ing women. Of course, in terms of her primary campaign stratelies, and general tumult between gy, this video was a godsend for candidates and supporters. With plenty of material to work with, the Hillary Clinton. When it came up, Hillary lashed out and said, “He Hillary campaign has seen potensays that the video does not repretial benefit in discrediting Donald sent who he is. We’ve seen him Trump by using his own words insult women, we’ve seen him against him. rate women from one to ten on Throughout her campaign, Hillary their appearance, we saw him… Clinton has aimed to build her credi- denigrating a former Miss Universe… Yes, this is who Donald bility as a potential president by showing voters the holes in Trump’s Trump is.” administration, policy, and philosophy. She has tried to establish her- The number of political ads from the Clinton campaign focused on self not as the good candidate, but rather the better candidate, attempt- smearing Mr. Trump comes out to about one third of all the ads she ing to show that Trump would be unfit to run the United States, there- has put out. Between the months of April and October, that fraction fore making her the only option. doubles. All of the anti-Trump ads were aired in crucial swing Clinton spends millions of dollars on advertisements that serve to de- states, including Iowa, Florida, nounce her Republican counterpart. and Nevada. One of these advertisements, titled “Absolutely,” shows an old clip of Part of the reason why the Clinton campaign has chosen this Mr. Trump agreeing to show his offensive stance is because there tax returns if he decides to run for are so many holes in Trump’s office. It then cuts to an interview where, when prompted for a record defense. He provides the liberal world with so many reasons to of his tax returns, Mr. Trump replies, “It’s none of your business.” dislike him that it is impossible not to talk about, and take advantage of, his missteps. Granted, This ad is a finger pointed aggresit would be nice to know more sively at Trump’s hypocrisy. The idea seems to be that if Hillary can about Hillary’s platform, but for the time being, her strategy seems show people how two-faced he is, to be working, with her leading in they will be likely to vote for the the polls. As long as Trump keeps candidate who, in the heat of the moment, may seem more grounded pouring gasoline on the fire, Hillary could win in these crucial and trustworthy. days leading up to the election. In the second presidential debate, America was waiting for questions about recently leaked footage of 7
Who is Moses E. Herzog? By Victor Li ’18 Who is Moses E. Herzog? Saul Bellow’s 1964 novel, Herzog, is about a middle-aged Jewish intellectual named Moses E. Herzog. He lives in the fictional town of Ludeyville, in the Berkshires (here!), and he just finalized his second divorce. His ex-wife Madeleine is an exceedingly demanding woman, an archetypal femme fatale common in Bellow’s fiction. She had an affair with Valentine Gersbach, Moses’ best friend. The novel is to some extent autobiographical. His second wife Sondra had an affair with his friend Jack Ludwig. But unlike Moses, Bellow did not break down: he wrote a novel about it. The book repeatedly mentions Moses’ unfinished chapter on European history entitled “Christianity and Romanticism.” Indeed, he is a respected scholar, extremely erudite, but also hopelessly lost. Moses’ mental breakdown (or implosion) in many ways echoes that of J. Alfred Prufrock. This is a man imprisoned by ideas. Although he prospers in a well-constructed, overwhelmingly metaphysical “reality,” he fails to live in nature and in the real world. Some would say that he is in search of an authentic being, but others just call him crazy. Moses has the habit of writing letters. He writes unsent messages to people living and dead, from Eisenhower to Schopenhauer. Here’s his message to himself: Dear Moses E. Herzog, Since when have you taken such an interest in social questions, in the external
world? Until lately, you led a life of innocent sloth. But suddenly a Faustian spirit of discontent and universal reform descends on you. Scolding. Invective. His letters are sometimes abstruse and always packed with allusions. Bellow doesn’t try to cover how learned he and his protagonist are. The book is a vibrant mess of wonderfully intertwined ideas on philosophy and civilization. It opens the dangerous door to a chaotic mind, whose confusions and struggles many twentieth-century Western intellectuals would find very familiar. Herzog is filled with flashbacks and free-thoughts in the form of letters that are clearly emblematic of an unstable consciousness. Unlike T. S. Eliot’s Prufrock, Moses eventually finds a way out. He finds salvation in his new lover Ramona. As the story approaches the end, he writes fewer and fewer letters, and eventually he is able to recollect his shards of thought and piece them together into a semblance of life. The novel ends with a gesture of regained sanity: But not just yet. At this time he had no messages for anyone. Nothing. Not a single word. There is no more to be written, because Moses E. Herzog has a life to repair. Herzog is an epistolary journey into the mind of a mad genius. The book is not an easy read; it will either reject you outright or keep you captive until the end, but if you do read it, I have no doubt that you will find it a spectacular piece
Fall Athletics Overview Cross Country’s “Bright” Season
By Luke Streett ’17
Many Bears on campus have seen a pack of runners sporting blindingly bright yellow t-shirts. For those who don’t yet know, that is the terrifying Boys and Girls Cross Country team. The season is off to a ‘bright’ start for the team, with three races already accounted for and great finishes at the Canterbury Invitational. The boys raced well in the Invitational, finishing with four runners under 21 minutes, three racing their first ever 5K. The new members of the team: Grant Kniesel ’19, Max Rhie ’20, and William Warlick ’20, have shown great potential for the team’s success in the years come. On the girl’s side, the season has been highlighted with a first place
finish by Haines Corrigan ’19 in a dual meet against Millbrook, the only first place finish by a Berkshire Bear this season. Corrigan led the girls team to the first victory alongside Morgan Heilshorn ’18, Amaal Mohamed ’18, and many others. Other highlights from the season include a 200m sprint into first place at the Canterbury Invitational by Sawyer Raith ’18, a strong last leg of the race ending in a ‘dab’ at the finish line by Matt Cortes ’17, a long run finished with a dip in the lake, and the boys attempting to play soccer on a day off. Although the boys team is erupting with athleticism, their attempt at playing soccer matches no other soccer teams on campus, especially the mighty Thirds Boys Soccer. Luckily, the team’s running skills are far better than their soccer skills, and the squad is poised for a strong second half of the season. Tomorrow, the Bears will race at home on Parents Weekend against Canterbury, the last home race ever for the seniors; it will be a bittersweet moment for all.
this year. Coach DelGuercio, who previously coached at the University of Redlands (CA). Shoutout to Lexi Fortune and Mikayla McEwen ’18, Erin Dillon ’17 who have made strong starts to the season.
Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey
The Girls JV Field Hockey team is arguably one of the most fun sports teams you can play for during the fall. This group of girls, mostly freshman and sophomores bring the noise, on and off the field. Some key players include: Ruby Merritt ’19, Anne Marie Boardman ’19 and captain Lydia Shedden ’17. Cross country team rocking bright yellow shirts.
Boys Varsity Soccer
The team has started the season on the right foot. With all wins to record, the team is ranked #1 on topdrawersoccer.com among Prep Schools and has five players on the All- American watch list. The players are: Mo Omar ’18, Ahria Simons ’18, Cole Venner ’17, Ryan Jewell ’17 and Jacob Shaffelburg ’19. New coach, Coach Mohammed has settled right in and the team’s results show.
Girls Varsity Field Hockey
Girls Field Hockey has been off to a challenging yet successful start. They have been competitive with some of the top teams in New England. The field hockey team hopes to continue their two game winning streak. Some of the
Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball
many key players for the team include Andie McGraw ’17, defender Meredith Shields ’17 and midfielders Maddie Beitler ’17 and Caroline Sugar ’18. Top scorers include Katie Hargrave ’18 and Holley Riva ’19.
The Girls JV Volleyball team has made a strong start to the season. Coaches Bjurlin and Coach MacKenzie look to guide the team in the right direction. With some of the team having never played volleyball, the coaches look to keep the players improving their skills.
The Girls Varsity Volleyball have had a number of close games this season. With Alana Smith ’19, one of the main hitters on the team injured, the team has done well with staying positive and trying to win games.
The Boys Thirds Soccer team has made an impressive start to the season. Under Coach Ibanez and Coach Miller, the team has recorded a number of victories. Shoutout to Thomas Sogard ’19 and Brendan McDonald ’19 on their solid performances as of late.
Girls Varsity Volleyball
Girls Varsity Soccer The team has improved vastly since last season, led by senior captains Maggie Curran and Madison Biasin ’17. The girls team has a new coach as well
Boys Thirds Soccer
Boys Junior Varsity Soccer
The Boys Junior Varsity Soccer team has made a strong start to the season. Key players include Em8 manuel Roldan ’20, Emilio Flores
Faculty Advisers: Mr. Perkins, Ms. Woodworth Editor in Chief: Maggie Zhu ’17 News Editor: Jackson Brex ’18 Feature Editor: Charlotte Childs ’18 Arts Editor: Lydia McBride ’18 Athletics Editor: Ahria Simons ’18 Copyeditor: Jackson Brex ’18, Ms. Florio Visual Designer: Kathryn Driscoll ’18 Holly Cao ’17 Katie Hargrave ’18 Morgan Heilshorn ’18 Caroline Lakryc ’18 Victor Li ’18 Sophia McCarthy ’18 Roman Panibratyuk ’17 Darran Shen ’20 Luke Streett ’17 ’19 and Jake Stackpole ’19. The team’s only losses came to the hands of Taft and Hotchkiss this season. Highlight of the year for this team is a 1-1 tie with Berkshire’s Varsity team.
Girls Junior Varsity Soccer
This season for the Girls JV Soccer team has brought sweeping changes. With new coach, Coach Kado, the girls look to improve from the last season. With a close 3-2 loss to Suffield last weekend, the girls look to bring home a victory this parents weekend against Canterbury.